Norwegian telecom provider Telenor ASA has entered into an agreement to take over the online marketplaces Chotot and Imsold in Vietnam, as well as other online classifieds websites in Malaysia and Myanmar.

BARCELONA, April 13 - Real Madrid's opponents should brace for a reenergized Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portuguese said he had been following a special training regime to hit peak shape in the final stretch of the campaign.

The percentage of men and women who use tobacco every day has dropped in most nations since 1990, but the total number of smokers and tobacco-related deaths has increased, a consortium of researchers reported Thursday.

A South Korean cargo vessel is missing after making its last contact in the South Atlantic about 2,500 kilometers (1,500 miles) from shore and 22 crew members are unaccounted for, South Korea's foreign ministry and news reports said on Sunday.

RIO DE JANEIRO: The European Union's health commissioner said on Monday that Brazil will have to "restore trust" in its meat exports after being hit by a scandal over expired meat being passed off as fresh.

While Vietnam has claimed that none of its meat imports are from 21 scandal-hit companies in Brazil, local consumers still face the risk of unsafe meat thanks to the country’s loose tracking of animal imports.

SAO PAULO: Brazilians furious at corruption demonstrated on Sunday (Mar 26) in support of a politically explosive probe into high-level embezzlement and bribery, but turnout was significantly lower than at previous protests.